World Events

Posted in 1953

  • Signed Coronation photograph given to Robert MenziesJune 2: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II takes place following her accession to the throne on 6 February 1952.

"The coronation of a new sovereign is a ceremony of great pageantry and celebration that has remained essentially the same for over a thousand years."
Extract from the Royal website

  • Death of Josef Stalin, Premier of the Soviet Union.
  • The Korean War ends after 3 years of fighting and nearly 2 million casualties. The truce signed by the UN and the leader of the Communist delegation is not a peace settlement and the 38th parallel is established as a boundary between North and South Korea.
  • Death of Stalin Bonn Convention: Britain, France and the USA end their occupation of West Germany.
  • French forces occupy Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam.
  • Franklin discovers the structure of DNA to be a double helix. Watson, Crick and Wilkins confirm findings.
  • Hilary and Tensing are first to reach the summit of Mt Everest in the Himalayas.
  • Lung cancer is linked to cigarette smoking.

The summit of Mt Everest is reached by Hilary and Tensing